This is the saddest. My condolences.

Oh, dear. Puppet Angel makes me ragey. I hate that episode. Not cute.

Yes... I thought it was going to be funny. But it wasn't funny. It's not that I don't agree with the article's premise, but... didn't we already know all this. It was just sort of an exhaustive (and exhausting) list.

Contestant here as well - came in second. But I liked Trebek. He wasn't super friendly, but he was professional and nice, and during that part at the end when they make all three of you stand there and pretend to talk to him, we all had a nice chat about vodka. Also he was adorably confused by Twilight when someone…

Interesting. But I feel like no matter who the sponsor is, they're always going to insist upon the final decision. It would definitely be fairer if they made that clear to the contestants, though. Or if they forced the sponsor into some sort of buyout clause. I.e., you can veto the winner but if you do you must…

I feel like there has to be some sort of clause in the competition that says Cover Girl gets final approval of the winner. And it wouldn't be at all surprising if CG didn't want to associate their brand with a former escort. But if that's the case it will be very hard for her to win, even if everything happened…

I hate Shaq, and yet this is still my favorite thing today. Well played.

Well, there are some states where everyone is required to be paid at least minimum wage, regardless of whether or not it's a "tipped" position. (California, where I live, is one, but I know there are others.) But... it's not like minimum wage is all that livable, so probably tip anyway.

Well, it's great that you feel that way. But not everyone does. For instance, I look around my just-cleaned house with annoyance. Annoyance stemming from the fact that I just spent a non-recoupable amount of time doing something I don't enjoy, for no tangible compensation, that will just have to be done again in…

He'll just lose future revenue. Any lump sum payment he got when the show was sold to syndication would be a payment in his capacity as a producer. Producers do not receive residuals. In his capacity as an actor, though, he is entitled to residuals each time an episode with him in it airs. It's a SAG-AFTRA…

Exactly. A grieving teenaged warlord who couldn't keep it in his pants long enough to cement an alliance that might have saved his kingdom? No, thank you.

Nolte reminds me reaallllly strongly of my dad, which makes it so much worse! Kill Mel for sure, then I guess marry Levine for the money and fuck Nolte once while blackout drunk? Or marry Nolte and just like, check in at holidays?

Yeah, that should be an automatic chutes-and-ladders type slide right to the bottom, I think. :(

It's definitely Natalie Dormer. I have never in my life heard of Peyton List, but Hollywood Life says she was also there, but wearing plaid: http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/11/18/pey…

Brides Against Breast Cancer. They take used and donated sample gowns and hold events all over the country. The dresses are 50-90% off retail, and you take them home with you that day. The dress you try on is the dress you get. If you go to an event in a bigger city they'll probably have 50-100 dresses in your size,…

Exactly. Tropes can definitely be overused, or used badly, and you can probably find a subpar example of each of the ones in the article... but that doesn't mean they can't be used well, too. And this list is so comprehensive that it seems like the alternative is "never make a weapon unique in any way". Which is just…

I did that yesterday! My hairstylist mentioned ebola, and I said, nope, you're fine, go get a flu shot.

I rented a lovely necklace from them for $40 instead of worrying about trying to drop hundreds of dollars on "real" jewelry for my wedding. It was perfect and looks great in the pictures!

FWIW, I've never rented a dress for over $55 from them, and I always feel like I have at least 5-7 pages of dresses to choose from at that price point.

Well, dry cleaning is included in the fees, so unless you're drinking kerosene you're probably okay on that front. :)